elves live in  the land     
     beyond  the  great dam.      
  it was  built in  the  late sixties.  
     the elves came to us then.     
                      
                      
 they  were  very  manipulative,  and  we 
 came to trust them.           us 
 kids would  play down at  the water even 
 though we were not allowed.        
    sometimes  the  sluice would  close 
 entirely,  and  the river  at  the  dams 
 foot would  dry up, revealing  the rocky 
 water  garden  that  had   been   hidden 
 beneath, and we would go there.      
       before the dam  opened  again, 
 there  would be a signal, but  the elves 
 would make us not  hear it, and suddenly 
 we would find the water rising,  already 
 at our  knees.               
                      
  by  then the elves  would  be  gone.